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We present two examples of non-Hermitian Hamiltonians which consist of an unperturbed part plus a perturbation that behaves like a vector, in the framework of PT quantum mechanics. The first example is a generalization of the recent work by…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2014-07-02 Katherine Jones-Smith , Rudolph Kalveks

For a subclass of a general $\mathcal{PT}-$symmetric Hamiltonian obeying anti-commutation relation with its conjugate, a Hermitian basis is found that spans the bi-orthonormal energy eigenvectors. Using the modified projectors constructed…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-12-04 Baibhab Bose , Devvrat Tiwari , Subhashish Banerjee

The non-Hermitian PT-symmetric quantum-mechanical Hamiltonian $H=p^2+x^2(ix)^\epsilon$ has real, positive, and discrete eigenvalues for all $\epsilon\geq 0$. These eigenvalues are analytic continuations of the harmonic-oscillator…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2014-08-28 Carl M. Bender , Daniel W. Hook , S. P. Klevansky

Describing systems with non-Hermitian (NH) operators remains a challenge in quantum theory due to instabilities (e.g., exceptional points and decoherence) arising from interactions with the environment. We propose a framework to express the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-03-31 Priyanshi Bhasin , Tanmoy Das

This paper investigates the thermodynamics of a large class of non-Hermitian, $PT$-symmetric oscillators, whose energy spectrum is entirely real. The spectrum is estimated by second-order WKB approximation, which turns out to be very…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2014-11-18 H. F. Jones , E. S. Moreira

We consider supersymmetric quantum mechanical models with both local and nonlocal potentials. We present a nonlocal deformation of exactly solvable local models. Its energy eigenfunctions and eigenvalues are determined exactly. We observe…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-10-31 Je-Young Choi , Seok-In Hong

Let group generators having finite-dimensional representation be realized as Hermitian linear differential operators without nhomogeneous terms as takes place, for example, for the SO(n) group. Then orresponding group Hamiltonians…

solv-int · Physics 2007-05-23 O. B. Zaslavskii

PT-/non-PT-symmetric and non-Hermitian deformed Morse and Poschl-Teller potentials are studied first time by quantum Hamilton-Jacobi approach. Energy eigenvalues and eigenfunctions are obtained by solving quantum Hamilton-Jacobi equation.

Quantum Physics · Physics 2008-07-15 Ozlem Yesiltas , Ramazan Sever

We analyze a general family of position-dependent mass quantum Hamiltonians which are not self-adjoint and include, as particular cases, some Hamiltonians obtained in phenomenological approaches to condensed matter physics. We build a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-01-26 M. A. Rego-Monteiro , Ligia M. C. S. Rodrigues , E. M. F. Curado

We review various attempts to localize the discrete spectra of semirelativistic Hamiltonians of the form H = \beta \sqrt{m^2 + p^2} + V(r) (w.l.o.g. in three spatial dimensions) as entering, for instance, in the spinless Salpeter equation.…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2014-11-18 Richard Hall , Wolfgang Lucha , F. F. Schoeberl

We perform a perturbative calculation of the physical observables, in particular pseudo-Hermitian position and momentum operators, the equivalent Hermitian Hamiltonian operator, and the classical Hamiltonian for the PT-symmetric cubic…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2011-07-19 Ali Mostafazadeh

In this paper, we present a general method to solve non-hermetic potentials with PT symmetry using the definition of two $\eta$-pseudo-hermetic and first-order operators. This generator applies to the Dirac equation which consists of two…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-08-03 Zahra Bakhshi , Mohsen Hafezghoran

A generic PT-symmetric Hamiltonian is assumed tridiagonalized and truncated to N dimensions, and its up-down symmetrized special cases with J=[N/2] real couplings are considered. In the strongly non-Hermitian regime the secular equation…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2008-02-10 Miloslav Znojil

A discrete $N-$point Runge-Kutta version $H^{(N)}({\lambda})$ of one of the simplest non-Hermitian square-well Hamiltonians with real spectrum is studied. A complete set of its possible hermitizations (i.e., of the eligible metrics…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2010-01-04 Miloslav Znojil

We explore the eigenvalue statistics of a non-Hermitian version of the Su-Schrieffer-Heeger model, with imaginary on-site potentials and randomly distributed hopping terms. We find that owing to the structure of the Hamiltonian, eigenvalues…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2025-01-10 Ken Mochizuki , Naomichi Hatano , Joshua Feinberg , Hideaki Obuse

We construct a generalised expression for the normal ordering of (a+a^{\dagger})^{m} for integral values of m and use the result to study the quantum anharmonic oscillator problem in the Heisenberg approach. In particular, we derive…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Anirban Pathak

It is shown that exact solutions may be found for the energy eigenvalue problem generated by the class of semirelativistic Hamiltonians of the form H = sqrt{m^2+p^2} + hat{V}, where hat{V} is a non-local potential with a separable kernel of…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2009-11-11 Richard L. Hall

$\mathcal{PT}$-symmetry --- invariance with respect to combined space reflection $\mathcal{P}$ and time reversal $\mathcal{T}$ --- provides a weaker condition than (Dirac) Hermiticity for ensuring a real energy spectrum of a general…

Chemical Physics · Physics 2020-06-05 Hugh G. A. Burton , Alex J. W. Thom , Pierre-François Loos

We show that the metric operator for a pseudo-supersymmetric Hamiltonian that has at least one negative real eigenvalue is necessarily indefinite. We introduce pseudo-Hermitian fermion (phermion) and abnormal phermion algebras and provide a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2011-07-19 Ali Mostafazadeh

A real potential Hamiltonian has real energy bound states below the scattering threshold and complex energy resonances above it. Scattering states are not square integrable, being instead delta function normalized. This lack of square…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-05-06 Philip D. Mannheim